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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 15: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer arrive at the 2009 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The 17th annual ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 19 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for ESPY)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 15: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer arrive at the 2009 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The 17th annual ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 19 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for ESPY)
The ESPYS Award show saw the legends of the combat sports world descend onto the red carpet. On arguably the biggest night for the combat fraternity, the ESPYS facilitated an iconic moment that featured Mike Tyson for all boxing fans to gush over. The red carpet saw a showdown when three legends that combat enthusiasts can’t get enough of encountered each other.
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UFC legend Jon Jones, boxing great Mike Tyson, and Claressa Shields were in attendance on the red carpet at the same time. How cool is that? It was a memorable night for three big names in combat. Jon Jones won the 2023 UFC Fighter of the Year award at the ESPYS. This is in the wake of his victory over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. On the other hand, Sheilds won the highly coveted “Best Boxer” for 2023. Additionally, it was an endearing night for Tyson as he attended the high-profile event with his daughter Milan. The three were seen together on the red carpet, and social media entered into a frenzy.
The Titans descend together, with Mike Tyson among the GOATs
Fans cannot control their excitement as they see the three legends of the combat game converse with each other in the best of their outfits. A video on Twitter has invited fans to express their excitement, among other things, about the iconic video.
AndroidUppercut alluded to the instance when Mike Tyson allegedly implied that Shields was intimidating him.
Seeing Mike Tyson leave so fast after the picture is taken is hilarious when you take into context he once mentioned that he was scared of Claressa Shields.
— AndroidUppercut (@Android86084184) July 13, 2023
Muchacho referred to the ultimate collection of legends in the picture.
There's alot of violence in that picture.
— Muchacho (@Samuquinda_L) July 13, 2023
However, CHISENGA spoke about Jon Jones getting bigger than usual.
I hope @JonnyBones is training! That’s all I keep saying every time I see him out. We’re getting more videos and pictures of Jon outside the ring. @stipemiocic has been very low key 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
— CHISENGA (@chisengamusic) July 13, 2023
Most fans also seemed to be speaking about Jon Jones and his body transformation. John B Banks Jr says
I’m still trying to get used to Jones being a heavyweight
— John B Banks, Jr.🇺🇸 (@johnbbanks) July 13, 2023
Also speaking about the sheer number of records the three have created, Rob said:
Whole lotta wins right here
— Rob (@RobertoRosado24) July 13, 2023
The ESPYS was a grand night of celebration and recognition for the combat sports fraternity. It accounted for the big wins and the contributions fighters have made to the sport.
Further, as we celebrate Claressa Shields’ big win at the awards, it is also super important to note that she created history by becoming the first woman boxer to win the title at the ESPYS. Tell us about your favorite iconic moments in world combat in the comments section below.
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